Why Ireland Split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

A brief overview of the history of Ireland and the events that led to the political division of the island. Including: the Norman and Tudor conquest of Ireland, the break away from the Roman Catholic Church, the Union of the Crowns, the various Irish Rebellions, Oliver Cromwell s effect on Ireland, Irish joining the Union, the Irish War for Independence, the following Civil War, and the recent violence in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. MUSIC: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/)